Job Description

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

In this role, you will serve as the operational backbone for Vizient’s R&D ventures, acting as a trusted execution partner to venture leadership. You will thrive in ambiguity, bringing structure, rigor, and momentum to early-stage and fast-evolving initiatives. This role requires a rare combination of strategic judgment and hands-on execution, with the ability to translate vision into disciplined operating rhythms that drive measurable progress.

Reporting to the VP of Venture Delivery, you will function as a “second-in-command,” shaping internal operating models, supporting venture scale-up, and ensuring tight coordination across product, technology, commercial, legal, and compliance stakeholders. This position is ideal for a builder-minded operator energized by creating scalable systems, teams, and processes from the ground up.

Responsibilities
• Lead cross-functional execution from venture inception through scale across product, design, engineering, commercial, and operational workstreams.
• Design, implement, and institutionalize scalable operational frameworks, including governance rhythms, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation plans, to drive speed, accountability, and compliance.
• Partner closely with legal, privacy, and compliance teams to embed operational risk management into product development and delivery timelines.
• Draft and deliver clear, executive-level communications for internal and external stakeholders to reinforce alignment, confidence, and transparency.
• Establish and facilitate structured operating cadences that align strategy with execution across complex, multi-domain teams.
• Champion continuous improvement by applying agile, data-informed approaches to operational tooling, reporting systems, and team enablement.
• Support venture leadership with resource planning, budgeting, hiring coordination, and execution tracking to enable sustainable growth.
• Drive clarity and accountability across internal and external stakeholder networks, ensuring progress in dynamic and ambiguous environments.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Technology, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 10 or more years of progressive operational leadership experience in early-stage, high-growth, or innovation-driven environments.
• Prior experience as a Chief of Staff, senior program manager, or operations leader, with demonstrated strategic foresight and tactical execution capability.
• Proven builder mindset with hands-on experience designing teams, workflows, and operational systems from scratch.
• Strong executive presence and exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and represent venture progress at the highest levels.
• Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies, with the ability to guide and shape execution approaches across teams.
• Operational and technical fluency, including comfort with workflows, reporting systems, and program management tools.
• Experience integrating privacy, legal, and compliance considerations into fast-paced product and technology development environments.
• Proven ability to drive alignment, accountability, and execution across complex, cross-functional stakeholder groups.

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Estimated Hiring Range:

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.